Inherit the Wind

Name: Inherit the Wind
Genre: Drama
Released: 1960-07-07
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson

1960, English. Directed by Stanley Kramer.

It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!

Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.

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Runtime: 2h 8m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: English
Rated: NR

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Released: 7 July 1960
Country: United States of America
Written by: Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young
Budget: $2M
Box office: $2M

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Is Inherit the Wind worth watching?

Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.6/10 from 497 TMDB viewer ratings.

How long is Inherit the Wind?

Inherit the Wind runs 128 minutes (2h 8m).

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Inherit the Wind is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.

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Who directed Inherit the Wind?

Inherit the Wind (1960) was directed by Stanley Kramer and stars Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly.